Topic: Hassan Rouhani

Iranians were headed to the polls Friday in a snap presidential elections to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi who was killed in a helicopter crash last month.

The change forced by the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will have important implications for an Iranian state that is consumed by domestic chaos, and regional and international confrontation.

It must surely now have dawned on even the most ardent appeasers in the West that engaging with the Iranian regime is no longer viable.

Clearly there is a sense of panic in Tehran. The previous bullish rhetoric from the newly appointed President Ebrahim Raisi has been radically toned down.

Hardline conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was formally sworn into office as Iran's president Thursday, two months after his election victory.

Iran's next president, Ebrahim Raisi, was formally endorsed on Tuesday by Iranian religious leader Ali Khamenei and took office during a ceremony in Tehran.

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani warned Saturday that a "fifth wave" of COVID-19 could sweep through the country as the Delta variant spreads and urged strict adherence to pandemic protocols. 

Iranian state-run media reported on Wednesday that authorities have foiled a sabotage drone attack on its civilian nuclear program.

Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi spoke to the press for the first time on Monday since his overwhelming electoral victory, and urged the United States to lift sanctions and return to the 2015 nuclear deal.

Hard-line conservative judge Ebrahim Raisi holds a commanding lead in Iran's presidential election with 62% of the vote, officials announced Saturday, prompting his rivals to concede the race.